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[[Image:Chrysostomos_II_of_Cyprus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|His Beatitude Chrystostomos II of Nea Justiniana]]His Beatitude Archbishop '''Chrysostomos II (EnglistriotisDemetriou)''' of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus ''' (Greek: Χρυσόστομος Β΄) is the current [[Archbishop]] of the [[Church of Cyprus]].
==Biographical TimelineLife==*1941 Born Herodotos Demetriou on [[April 10]]: Born , 1941 in the village of Tala, near Paphos, in south southern Cyprus, he lost his father at the age of Cyprusten.*After completing his elementary school education two years later, he became a [[Tonsurenovice]]d after secondary schoolat the Monastery of St. Neophytos. Continuing his education, he graduated from the gymnasium in the city of Paphos in 1963.*On [[November 3]], 1963: , he was [[ordination|Ordainedordained]] to the [[diaconate]]by Bp. Sent to study theology at University Georgios of AthensTrimithounda. Later graduated and ordained to For the next five years he was a trustee of the [[priestmonastery]]hoodwhile also working on a ranch.*In 1968, he began studies in the Theology Faculty of the University of Athens, graduating in 1972: Made . On [[abbotOctober 19]] of ,1972, he was elected [[Monasteryhegumen]] of the Monastery of St . Neophytos*1978-2006: Made . He was then ordained a [[presbyter]] on [[MetropolitanNovember 12]] , 1972 before being elevated to hegumen by Abp. [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of PaphosCyprus|Makarios III]].*2004 April: Spoke out against UN plan for reunification On February, 1978, Hegumen Chrysostomos was elected Metropolitan of Cyprus (which Paphos and was eventually rejected in popular vote).*2006 [[May 17consecration of a bishop|consecrated ]]: 'the following day, February 26. Following the retirement of Abp. Chrysostomos I (Kykkiotis) in 2006 due to Alzheimer's disease, Metr. Chrysostomos was named [[Locum locum tenens]]'' of Church of Cyprus. until his election as Told press during election that he would remain in office for five years at most.*2006 [[November 5]]: Elected Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and Primate of the Church of Cypruson [[November 5]], defeating Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol2006.::He was [[enthronement|enthroned]] a week later on November 12: Enthroned at St Nicholas Cathedral in Nicosia. In April 2006, Abp. Chrysostomos was outspoken against the plan by the United Nations for reunification of the two parts of NicosiaCyprus, a plan that was later defeated in a popular vote.
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before=?|title=[[Metropolis of Paphos|Metropolitan of Paphos]]|years=1978-2006|after=[[Georgios of Paphos]]}}{{succession|before=[[Chrysostomos I (Kykkiotis) of Nea JustinianaCyprus|Chrysostomos I]]|
title=Archbishop of Cyprus|
years=2006-present|
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==SourceSources==*[[wikipedia:Archbishop_Chrysostomos_II]]*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/cyprus/current.htm#chrysostomos_arch_cyprus Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute
*''The Messenger'', Episcopal Vicariate of Great Britain and Ireland, February 2007
==External links==
*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/cyprus/current.htm#chrysostomos_arch_cyprus Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute
*[http://www.tala.org.cy/english/archbishop.htm Archbishop Chrysostomos II]
*[[w:Archbishop Chrysostomos II|''Archbishop Chrysostomos II'' at Wikipedia]]
[[Category: Bishops]][[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]][[Category: Bishops of Paphos]][[Category:Archbishops of Cyprus]][[Category:University of Athens Theology School Graduates]] [[fr:Chrysostome II (Demetriou) de Nouvelle Justinienne]]
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